Virgin now allows Fly Ahead on all Flex fares

[Mattg]

From today, anyone travelling on an Economy Flex fare on Virgin Australia can change to an earlier flight on the day of travel, free of charge. The Fly Ahead option is also now available in the Virgin Australia app (also for Gold, Platinum & Plat Plus members).

Good news for people on Flex fares, but kinda devalues the Fly Ahead benefit for Velocity Gold members, since they have to book Flex (or Business/reward) to use the Fly Ahead benefit that they've earned through their status, no?

 

[henrus]

I’m struggling to think of any perks of gold/platinum now that one can’t get by paying.

Fly ahead was one of the last remaining things you had to have gold/platinum for.